Taleteller N. Yalatov and the Yangar: Origins and Existence Revisited
https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2018-12-72-81
Abstract
The article investigates two important questions, namely: whether N. K. Yalatov was a traditional taleteller and whether the Yangar (Alt. Jаҥар) authored by the former is an Altaian epic. The provided arguments emphasize Yalatov’s taletelling skills and contest the long-lived idea that the bilingual Altaians had borrowed this epic from taletellers of western Mongolian tribes. Despite all the similarities and differences between the two epics, the paper suggests that the Yangar belongs to the Altaian oral folklore tradition, though it is difficult to reveal the actual relations between the Oirat Jangar and the Altaian Yangar without comprehensive comparative studies.
About the Author
D. Tayaa
Inner Mongolia University (Hohhot, People’s Republic of China)
China
China
Ph.D in Philology, Professor, Director of Jangar Research Center
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Tayaa D. Taleteller N. Yalatov and the Yangar: Origins and Existence Revisited. Mongolian Studies. 2018;10(1):72-81. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2500-1523-2018-12-72-81
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